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Supreme Court Reserves Judgment On PIL To Make e-KYC Process Accessible For Acid Attack Survivors & Persons With Blindness/Low Vision
The Supreme Court on Tuesday(January 28) reserved judgment on the two writ petitions seeking directions or guidelines for persons with blindness/low vision and acid attack survivors, respectively, to conduct digital Know Your Customer (KYC)/e-KYC/video KYC.A bench of Justices J.B. Pardiwala and R. Mahadevan heard the two petitions. It directed the parties to file written submissions that...
'Gaping Holes In Prosecution' : Supreme Court Acquits Man Who Was Sentenced To Death For Rape & Murder
The Supreme Court today(January 28) set aside the judgment of the Bombay High Court which upheld the conviction and the death sentence awarded to the Appellant by the Trial Court for the rape and murder of a 23 years old woman which took place in 2014. The Court acquitted the Appellant of all charges on the ground that when the prosecution is relying on circumstantial evidence to draw home...
Case Pendency, High Litigation Cost, Practice Of Falsehoods : CJI Sanjiv Khanna Flags Challenges Faced By Supreme Court
Chief Justice of India, Justice Sanjiv Khanna today (January 28) flagged case pendency, rising litigation costs and lack of integrity amongst lawyers as the three core challenges faced by the Supreme Court in the present times. The CJI addressed these challenges while speaking at the Ceremonial Bench organised to commemorate the closure of the Diamond Jubilee Year (75 years) of the Supreme...
AoR Designated As Senior Advocate Cannot Appear Without Informing Clients Of Sr Designation & Reporting Compliance To Registry: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court on Tuesday emphasized that Advocates on Record (AoRs) who are designated as Senior Advocates must inform their clients about their designation and submit a report to the Registry confirming that alternate arrangements have been made for their clients' representation.The Court stated that failure to comply with this obligation would bar such Senior Advocates from appearing...
Presumption That Husband Is Father Of Child Born During Marriage Not Displaced Even If Wife Had Relations With Another Man : Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today (January 28) reaffirmed that a child's legitimacy determines paternity, emphasizing that a child born during a valid marriage is presumed to be the legitimate offspring of parents who had access to each other at the time of conception. The Court dismissed the argument that legitimacy and paternity are distinct concepts requiring separate determination. It held...
Supreme Court Rejects Sahara Companies' Plea To Recall Order Imposing Rs 10 Lakhs Cost
The Supreme Court recently dismissed an application by Sahara group companies seeking to recall its previous order which imposed heavy costs on 10 group companies and their 20 directors. As per the order, the costs were to be deposited for the Wayanad landslide relief fund.The bench of Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Justice KV Chandran rejected the plea and observed that allowing the recall...
'Mullaperiyar Dam Outlasted 2.5 Times Its Life:' Supreme Court Downplays Dam Break Apprehension, Turns Down Urgency Request
While tagging a 2020 PIL relating to the Mullperiyar dam (situated in Kerala but operated by Tamil Nadu) with a connected case pending before a 3-judge bench, Justice Hrishikesh Roy of the Supreme Court dispelled today a claim of urgency in the matter noting that the dam has withstood 130 yrs since its construction (though its life was 50 yrs).Justice Roy played down the apprehension raised...
Women Reservation : Supreme Court Creates Addl Posts In Advocates' Association Bengaluru; Clarifies 8 Yrs Experience Necessary
Invoking its power under Article 142 of the Constitution, the Supreme Court today modified its order reserving posts for women candidates in the elections of Advocates' Association Bengaluru (AAB) and ordered that additional posts of Vice-President and Governing Council members shall be deemed to have been created to accommodate those who had filed nominations by the time the order...
Groom Refuses To Cooperate With Wedding Reception Over Gold Demand; Supreme Court Upholds Conviction Under S.498A & Dowry Law
The Supreme Court upheld the conviction of a man under Section 498A of the Indian Penal Code and Section 4 of the Dowry Prohibition Act who refused to cooperate with the wedding reception function since the bride's family did not accept his demand for 100 sovereigns of gold as dowry.The case arose from a marriage which lasted only for three days.After the engagement ceremony held in 2006,...
Supreme Court Seeks Union's Response On Ex-Muslim's Plea To Be Governed By Indian Succession Act Instead Of Shariat Law
The Supreme Court today (January 28) directed the Union to file its reply in 4 weeks in a plea seeking a declaration that a person who was born a Muslim, but ceased to be a believer, would not be governed by the Shariat law. The bench of CJI Sanjiv Khanna and Justices Sanjay Kumar, KV Viswanathan was hearing a plea by the petitioner Safiya PM who sought the inclusion of those Muslims who...
Supreme Court Grants Custody Parole To Delhi Riots Accused Tahir Hussain For Delhi Assembly Elections Campaigning
The Supreme Court today granted custody parole to Mohd Tahir Hussain, an undertrial prisoner in the Delhi riots case, to canvass votes in the Mustafabad constituency as a candidate of the AIMIM in elections to the Delhi legislative assembly.As per the custody parole, Hussain will be released during the day hours (for 12 hours, as per the Jail Manual) from January 29 to February 3 for...